Florida's surgeon general said he isn't ready to make recommendations on the use of acetaminophen by pregnant women but if one comes, it likely will follow Monday's announcement from the White House that suggested a link between the common painkiller and autism.

State Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said the White House and the FDA are "at a place that is more honest."

President Donald Trump, joined by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services head Mehmet Oz, said Monday the FDA would update drug labeling to discourage the use of acetaminophen, commonly known as Tylenol, by pregnant women.

At the same time, the FDA is set to enable the use of leucovorin, a form of vitamin B, as a treatmen

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